Comments on: How a small change to Facebook could kill Twitter http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/ Lava Row is a social media consulting, strategy and education firm based in Des Moines, Iowa. Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:22:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JHF http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-1422 JHF Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:38:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-1422 It sure would be nice to find someone, anyone, anywhere, writing about social media with a viewpoint that goes beyond "HEY WOW THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE," especially when writing about FaceBorg. Nahgonehappen though, is it? :-) It sure would be nice to find someone, anyone, anywhere, writing about social media with a viewpoint that goes beyond “HEY WOW THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE,” especially when writing about FaceBorg.

Nahgonehappen though, is it? :-)

]]> By: JHF http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-2006 JHF Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:38:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-2006 It sure would be nice to find someone, anyone, anywhere, writing about social media with a viewpoint that goes beyond "HEY WOW THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE," especially when writing about FaceBorg. Nahgonehappen though, is it? :-) It sure would be nice to find someone, anyone, anywhere, writing about social media with a viewpoint that goes beyond “HEY WOW THIS IS GONNA BE HUGE,” especially when writing about FaceBorg.

Nahgonehappen though, is it? :-)

]]> By: John Pemble http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-1413 John Pemble Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:25:05 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-1413 What I am finding out is the shift of Facebook having a more Twitterlike presence is still not able to compete with the simplicity of Twitter. Even Facebook lite is cluttered with it's long messsages. You know when you hear some people saying "man if Twitter had more characters..." well you know what... now you have them with Facebook. I predict it will increase use but it won't change Twitter nor take away Twitter users. I just woke up my sleeping Facebook account but as I've entered that world this summer I make my Twitter and Facebook experience a bit different. I do post longer messages on Facebook but I post less often. I do not link my Twitter and Facebook account, mostly because half of my Facebook friends are already Twitter followers. So far Twitter is doing more for me than Facebook but I only have 20% the number of friends on Facebook than I do Twitter. We'll see if there is a shift in 2010. I don't think there will be for me. What I am finding out is the shift of Facebook having a more Twitterlike presence is still not able to compete with the simplicity of Twitter. Even Facebook lite is cluttered with it’s long messsages. You know when you hear some people saying “man if Twitter had more characters…” well you know what… now you have them with Facebook. I predict it will increase use but it won’t change Twitter nor take away Twitter users. I just woke up my sleeping Facebook account but as I’ve entered that world this summer I make my Twitter and Facebook experience a bit different. I do post longer messages on Facebook but I post less often. I do not link my Twitter and Facebook account, mostly because half of my Facebook friends are already Twitter followers. So far Twitter is doing more for me than Facebook but I only have 20% the number of friends on Facebook than I do Twitter. We’ll see if there is a shift in 2010. I don’t think there will be for me.

]]> By: John Pemble http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-2005 John Pemble Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-2005 What I am finding out is the shift of Facebook having a more Twitterlike presence is still not able to compete with the simplicity of Twitter. Even Facebook lite is cluttered with it's long messsages. You know when you hear some people saying "man if Twitter had more characters..." well you know what... now you have them with Facebook. I predict it will increase use but it won't change Twitter nor take away Twitter users. I just woke up my sleeping Facebook account but as I've entered that world this summer I make my Twitter and Facebook experience a bit different. I do post longer messages on Facebook but I post less often. I do not link my Twitter and Facebook account, mostly because half of my Facebook friends are already Twitter followers. So far Twitter is doing more for me than Facebook but I only have 20% the number of friends on Facebook than I do Twitter. We'll see if there is a shift in 2010. I don't think there will be for me. What I am finding out is the shift of Facebook having a more Twitterlike presence is still not able to compete with the simplicity of Twitter. Even Facebook lite is cluttered with it’s long messsages. You know when you hear some people saying “man if Twitter had more characters…” well you know what… now you have them with Facebook. I predict it will increase use but it won’t change Twitter nor take away Twitter users. I just woke up my sleeping Facebook account but as I’ve entered that world this summer I make my Twitter and Facebook experience a bit different. I do post longer messages on Facebook but I post less often. I do not link my Twitter and Facebook account, mostly because half of my Facebook friends are already Twitter followers. So far Twitter is doing more for me than Facebook but I only have 20% the number of friends on Facebook than I do Twitter. We’ll see if there is a shift in 2010. I don’t think there will be for me.

]]> By: Aaron Weiche http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-1411 Aaron Weiche Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:03:51 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-1411 Interesting discussion and some great points from your commenters. I'm the same, my audience, interaction and conversation on Twitter is different from Facebook. Then again I often discuss the blurred line of work and personal life ... so this fits that discussion. Would more business/work communication ruin facebook? Would more personal talk ruin twitter? All depends doesn't it. Thanks Nathan for a great topic. Interesting discussion and some great points from your commenters. I’m the same, my audience, interaction and conversation on Twitter is different from Facebook. Then again I often discuss the blurred line of work and personal life … so this fits that discussion. Would more business/work communication ruin facebook? Would more personal talk ruin twitter? All depends doesn’t it. Thanks Nathan for a great topic.

]]> By: Aaron Weiche http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-2004 Aaron Weiche Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:03:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-2004 Interesting discussion and some great points from your commenters. I'm the same, my audience, interaction and conversation on Twitter is different from Facebook. Then again I often discuss the blurred line of work and personal life ... so this fits that discussion. Would more business/work communication ruin facebook? Would more personal talk ruin twitter? All depends doesn't it. Thanks Nathan for a great topic. Interesting discussion and some great points from your commenters. I’m the same, my audience, interaction and conversation on Twitter is different from Facebook. Then again I often discuss the blurred line of work and personal life … so this fits that discussion. Would more business/work communication ruin facebook? Would more personal talk ruin twitter? All depends doesn’t it. Thanks Nathan for a great topic.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-1410 Ryan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-1410 Other than this morning where I thanked a friend for showing me that this functionality was possible, I don't think I have ever had a desire to call out people on FB. To me, FB feels like group journal, while Twitter is definitely a group newsfeed/promo. There are just such different feeling for the two that I don't believe that FB or Twitter have anything to worry about in their respective markets. I am of the belief that Twitter is business and FB is pleasure. Other than this morning where I thanked a friend for showing me that this functionality was possible, I don’t think I have ever had a desire to call out people on FB. To me, FB feels like group journal, while Twitter is definitely a group newsfeed/promo. There are just such different feeling for the two that I don’t believe that FB or Twitter have anything to worry about in their respective markets. I am of the belief that Twitter is business and FB is pleasure.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-2003 Ryan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:10:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-2003 Other than this morning where I thanked a friend for showing me that this functionality was possible, I don't think I have ever had a desire to call out people on FB. To me, FB feels like group journal, while Twitter is definitely a group newsfeed/promo. There are just such different feeling for the two that I don't believe that FB or Twitter have anything to worry about in their respective markets. I am of the belief that Twitter is business and FB is pleasure. Other than this morning where I thanked a friend for showing me that this functionality was possible, I don’t think I have ever had a desire to call out people on FB. To me, FB feels like group journal, while Twitter is definitely a group newsfeed/promo. There are just such different feeling for the two that I don’t believe that FB or Twitter have anything to worry about in their respective markets. I am of the belief that Twitter is business and FB is pleasure.

]]> By: RawleyKing http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-1409 RawleyKing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:51:47 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-1409 Twitter has nothing to fear. Users aren't going to sift through all the clutter on Facebook to see updates. The way I see it, Twitter is news you can use (most of the time) and Facebook is news you can't use (most of the time). Besides, the both of them should exist - it's your choice to integrate them, or not. No matter how much Facebook evolves, Twitter has nailed it with the no-nonsense way of sharing. Twitter has nothing to fear. Users aren’t going to sift through all the clutter on Facebook to see updates. The way I see it, Twitter is news you can use (most of the time) and Facebook is news you can’t use (most of the time). Besides, the both of them should exist – it’s your choice to integrate them, or not. No matter how much Facebook evolves, Twitter has nailed it with the no-nonsense way of sharing.

]]> By: RawleyKing http://www.lavarow.com/2009/09/14/how-a-small-change-to-facebook-could-kill-twitter/#comment-2002 RawleyKing Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:51:00 +0000 http://www.lavarow.com/?p=773#comment-2002 Twitter has nothing to fear. Users aren't going to sift through all the clutter on Facebook to see updates. The way I see it, Twitter is news you can use (most of the time) and Facebook is news you can't use (most of the time). Besides, the both of them should exist - it's your choice to integrate them, or not. No matter how much Facebook evolves, Twitter has nailed it with the no-nonsense way of sharing. Twitter has nothing to fear. Users aren’t going to sift through all the clutter on Facebook to see updates. The way I see it, Twitter is news you can use (most of the time) and Facebook is news you can’t use (most of the time). Besides, the both of them should exist – it’s your choice to integrate them, or not. No matter how much Facebook evolves, Twitter has nailed it with the no-nonsense way of sharing.

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